hi im robert 24 years of age i dont know what i have but i know i have had it for as long as i can remember. its so many thing i was born with bad teeth for most of my early teens i would cover my mouth while laughing always caring about what other think of me . i cant go to shops i cant go to the doctors i cant do a lot of things and i just dont know why . i always tired and down . i have stayed in the same street since i was 5 and i can remember from a ealy age that when i eneter my street i feel a sence of fear my i tunnel vision to drectly to my house feel like people are watching me . i have no firends from my younger years i have not much contact with my family even tho i want to . i missed my gran before she died and i never got to know her properly and all my family would go to see her its the same with most people i keep my distance . i tried to kill my self after i didnt go to see my gran before her death . harmed myself again afterwards both times drunk . i am not in a self harming state any more but i just always feel like crying like always thoughts on my minds how i look how ugly i am ....... i dont have any money i live of my mum and dad . i want to do everthing see everything i just cant !!! going places can make me feel sick night out in peoples house just need help what do i do
my little brother has very bad ocd
Hi Robert,
Really sorry to hear what you are going through! It sounds like you have had a pretty rough ride which seems to be ongoing for you.
I don't personally feel I have the answers for you i'm afriad buddy as I haven;t been through what you have been through and although I have probably had similar feelings in som respects it is really tough for me to have a full understanding.
It appears to me that I might be worthwhile to speak to somebody professional about it all to see if you can talk it through properly and get to the root of it all before looking at different and better ways of thinking in order to move on from it all.
If it was me I would be inclined to go and see my doctor about it as it is clearly impacting you on a day to day basis. They will know they best way to go about it whether to look at medication or a CBT referral who knows.
Good luck buddy and keep your chin up!
Hey Robert, sounds like social anxiety. I'm the same way. My issues stem from thinking I'm not enough of a man, if you can imagine. I don't want to go places andi always find myself caring about what other people are thinking of me. I'm nota religious person, but I believe we are who we are. We can try to place blame on parents on our looks or body, but that doesn't fix the problem. Just try to find something you enjoy doing, and do it 100%. We are all here fora reason and sometimes it's difficult to find that reason. We live in a material world that everyone wants to focus on how we look. Don't get caught up in that. Focus on being a caring person and everything else is irregular. As for your teeth, that's fixable. Do what ever you can to save up money and get them fixed. I hope this helps, good luck